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January 4, 2006
Cheerleader health takes a tumbleResearch indicates cheerleading injuries more than doubled from 1990 through 2002, while participation grew just 18 percent over the same period, reports a study published Tuesday in the offical journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. AP here. The study estimates 208,800 young people ages 5 to 18 were treated at U.S. hospitals for cheerleading-related injures during the 13-year period. Most of the injuries were suffered by 12- to 17-year-olds; nearly 40 percent were leg, ankle, and foot injuries.
The study recommends that coaches get professional safety training and that high schools and cheerleading associations adopt uniform safety procedures and also develop a national database for injuries. That is something the Memphis-based American Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Advisors has been advocating for several years, AP reports.
Posted January 4, 2006 7:56 AM | Health & Wellness | School Safety
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